Cloud Study

Cleveland Museum of Art

The painting "Cloud Study" by John Singer Sargent depicts a horizontal watercolor painting on rectangular paper showing a cloudy sky over a landscape. The sky occupies the top two-thirds of the painting and is a light beige color with darker gray and blue clouds on the right side. The clouds on the left side are more orange and pink. The bottom third of the painting shows a light-colored ground with orange-brown tones. Dark gray and blue shapes, possibly trees, are on either side. A red building is centered on the horizon line. The painting has a white border around it.